The Paradox Live multimedia project has been swimming in CDs, merchandise, and other items as it seeds the market with itself and now an anime is in the works for it. We learned in May 2022 that plans are in motion for a 2023 debut for Paradox Live The Animation with Naoya Ando directing it with Takayo Iakmi handling the scripts. Koji Haneda is on board for the character designs with PINE JAM working on the animation production.
With the series previously seeing an October 3rd, 2023 premiere date, Avex Pictures is handling the Japanese home video releases and they’ve set the schedule for it. Like a lot of shows of this nature, it’s getting a six-volume release on Blu-ray that begins on December 22nd, 2023. They’ll be priced at 6,800 yen each and you can see the full schedule and known details below.
That first set, due out in a week, has now been rescheduled to arrive on the same day as the second set on January 26th, 2024.
The Japanese cast includes Gakuto Kajiwara as Allen Sugasano, Ayumu Murase as Yeon Hajun, 96Neko as Anne Faulkner, Ryōta Takeuchi as Naoakira Saimon, Yuu Hayashi as Yohei Kanbayashi, Natsuki Hanae as Ryū Natsume, Junta Terashima as Shiki Andō, Yūsuke Kobayashi as Kanata Yatonokami, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Nayuta Yatonokami, Takayuki Kondō as Iori Suiseki, Shima as Zen Gahō, Shunichi Toki as Hokusai Masaki, Tasuku Hatanaka as Satsuki Itō, and Shōgo Yano as Reo Maruyama.
The opening theme song “RISE UP” will be performed by the teams BAE, The Cat’s Whiskers, cozmez, and Akan Yatsura while the ending theme song will be performed by the Buraikan team with “Every Day Every Night.”
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The franchise takes place in the near future, where rappers wear accessories that contain a metallic substance called Phantom Metal. Through the Phantom Metal’s chemical reaction with the rappers’ own DNA, the rapper can create illusions linked to their emotions during their performance. The result is a new type of spectacular concert.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/22/23 -> 1/26/24 | Booklet, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Audio Commentary |
| 2 | 01/26/24 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
| 3 | 02/23/24 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
| 4 | 03/29/24 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
| 5 | 04/26/24 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
| 6 | 05/31/24 | Booklet, Audio Commentary |
[Source: Paradox Live.]
